Hannah vs. The Many - All Our Heroes Drank Here [Album]

Unsigned | "Yes, there is certainly some fine tuning needed in the songwriting..."

Hannah vs. The Many has a distinct, interesting sound that is bound to build a solid fanbase amongst a real mix of people. The tracks on All Our Heroes Drank Here are quirky and striking, think indie pop-rock meets jazzy show tunes. Vocalist Hannah Fairchild has a bold, edgy voice and sings complex, emotion songs with clear influences from her idol Kate Bush.

‘Biography of Cells’ puts All Our Heroes Drank Here off to a great start with a killer hook, instantly getting the listener dug into the gutsy vocals that dominate All Our Heroes Drank Here. However, the whole middle of the album wobbles, with the tracks just not having enough structure. ‘Proof of Movement’ is a perfect example of this, the absence of coherence makes it hard to listen to and seem sloppy. The same goes for ‘True Believers,’ which lacks repetition and gets too busy at times. Slow and gentle ‘Nocturne’ is refreshingly different to the other tracks, but again the song-writing feels sloppy because of the unclear structure.

Yes, there is certainly some fine tuning needed in the songwriting

Despite the problem tracks, there’s still a heap of gems on All Our Heroes Drank Here. ‘The Party Faithful’ is pure perfection, fun and exciting with plucky vocals and some interesting piano and guitar parts slipped in there. ‘Jordan Baker’ is another good one, with easy going piano softening Fairchild’s voice perfectly, a great end to All Our Heroes Drank Here. ‘Muse’ and ‘Hideous/Adorable’ are both ballsy tunes that are easy to listen to.

Hannah Fairchild first moved to New York to pursue musical theater, but started to write her own material when it didn’t work out. She recorded her first album Paper Kingdoms alone in her apartment while recovering from a broken ankle, before gathering other talented musicians from the city to put together All Our Heroes Drank Here.

Yes, there is certainly some fine tuning needed in the songwriting, but the slightly more conventional tracks on this album show real talent in an original and quirky way that make Hannah vs The Many a band to keep your eye on. All Our Heroes Drank Here is released on 17th January 2012.